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Senate counters House $5,000 teacher pay raise with $2,000 increases over 3 years

Senate counters House $5,000 teacher pay raise with $2,000 increases over 3 years

by Mississippi Monitor | Mar 12, 2026 | Statewide

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     The Mississippi Senate is countering the House’s $5,000 teacher pay raise with a $2,000 scaled approach over 3 years. Through a strike-all amendment to HB 1395, the Senate now proposes to provide $2,000 pay raises to...
Senate seeks study committee on impacts of wind turbines on Mississippi agricultural lands

Senate seeks study committee on impacts of wind turbines on Mississippi agricultural lands

by Mississippi Monitor | Mar 12, 2026 | Statewide

By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune     The Mississippi Senate approved a strike-all amendment to a House bill Monday that would have limited wind turbines on farmlands. Instead, the Senate choose to create a study committee on the issue while requiring those...
SHIELD Act aims to verify citizenship of Mississippi voters

SHIELD Act aims to verify citizenship of Mississippi voters

by Mississippi Monitor | Mar 11, 2026 | Statewide

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     As President Donald Trump (R) is pushing congressional Republicans to pass the SAVE Act that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship at the time of registration and a photo ID when casting a ballot, state...
Governor Reeves doesn’t rule out special session to tackle teacher pay raise, expanded education freedom

Governor Reeves doesn’t rule out special session to tackle teacher pay raise, expanded education freedom

by Mississippi Monitor | Mar 11, 2026 | Statewide

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     At the end of a press conference Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) took questions on teacher pay raises, the state Public Employees Retirement System, and the future of the movement to provide parents in Mississippi...
Incumbents win big in Mississippi Midterm Primary Elections

Incumbents win big in Mississippi Midterm Primary Elections

by Mississippi Monitor | Mar 11, 2026 | Statewide

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Mississippi voters went to the polls on Tuesday to choose their nominees in the Republican and Democratic Midterm Primary Elections for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Here is a rundown on how Mississippi...
Representative Dan Eubanks Files Congressional Term Limits Resolution in Mississippi

Representative Dan Eubanks Files Congressional Term Limits Resolution in Mississippi

by Mississippi Monitor | Mar 10, 2026 | Statewide

Representative Dan Eubanks has filed House Concurrent Resolution 51 (HCR 51) to add Mississippi to the growing list of states applying to propose a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The effort is being spearheaded by the nonpartisan,...
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